Emily Cinader Scott
Class of 1979
Business
Former CEO of J. Crew
Business
Former CEO of J. Crew
from the Washington Post:
Emily Cinader Scott's father created a company whose identity is neatly encapsulated in its name — inspired not by any ancestral James or Julia Crew but by the sport of rowing. He added a J. to the Crew because he thought the letter looked nice on the page.
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Emily Cinader Scott's father created a company whose identity is neatly encapsulated in its name — inspired not by any ancestral James or Julia Crew but by the sport of rowing. He added a J. to the Crew because he thought the letter looked nice on the page.
Established in 1983 as a slightly downscale version of Ralph Lauren, the family-run business soon sold jeans, hats, sweaters, jackets and suits through glossy mail-order catalogues, delivered to several million doorsteps some 14 times each year.
Emily, then in her 20s, oversaw the clothing's design, expanding the company's early lineup of moderately priced sportswear to garments such as rollneck sweaters and "barn jacket" outerwear. Emily eventually succeeded her father as chairman before leaving the company in 2006.
She also co-founded Nantucket Nectars with husband Tom Scott, eventually selling the company to Cadbury Schweppes in 2002.
She also co-founded Nantucket Nectars with husband Tom Scott, eventually selling the company to Cadbury Schweppes in 2002.
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